Mosfellsbær
Municipality in Capital Region, Iceland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality in Capital Region, Iceland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mosfellsbær (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈmɔːsˌfɛlsˌpaiːr̥] , colloquially Mosó) is a town in south-west Iceland, 12 kilometres (7 miles) east of the country's capital, Reykjavík. The coat of arms of the municipality is a tightly-knotted triquetra, a symbol often used in Celtic knotwork and strongly associated with the Celtic nations (which featured prominently in Celtic spirituality as well as Ancient Celtic religion in the past and, to some extent, to this day). The coat of arms might denote the Gaelic heritage of Mosfellsbær as Icelanders are also descended from Gaelic-speaking settlers who voyaged or were brought by the Norsemen in Iceland during the country's settlement in the Viking Age.
Mosfellsbær | |
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Country | Iceland |
Region | Capital Region |
Constituency | Southwest Constituency |
Government | |
• Mayor | Regína Ásvaldsdóttir |
Area | |
• Total | 185 km2 (71 sq mi) |
Population (1 February 2023)[1] | |
• Total | 13,430 |
• Density | 61.96/km2 (160.5/sq mi) |
Postal code(s) | 270, 271, 276 |
Municipal number | 1604 |
Website | mosfellsbaer |
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